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Professor Marion Thain

Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts & Humanities

  • Chair-Director, Digital Futures Institute
  • Professor of Literature and Culture

Contact details

Biography

Marion Thain began her career as a Junior Research Fellow at Cambridge University, and then worked in English departments at Russell Group universities in the UK, before moving to New York University as a professor of Arts and Literature in the interdisciplinary global liberal arts (Liberal Studies), and Director of Digital Humanities for NYU. She returned to take up the position of Professor of Literature and Culture and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in autumn 2018.

Research Interests and PhD Supervision

  • ‘Lyric’ poetry; poetics; visual arts; interdisciplinary aesthetics
  • Aestheticism, Decadence, and the Fin de Siècle;
  • Technology and the production of cultural knowledge.

Further details can be found at marionthain.org

Teaching

Fields of teaching expertise include: modern poetry; literature and culture 1860-1930; literature, culture and technology.

Expertise and Public Engagement

Marion Thain has appeared on BBC radio 4 and in other public fora; she is happy to speak with the media on issues related to the research interests listed above.

Research

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Centre for Attention Studies

Forging new responses to the foundational crisis of the digital age: distraction.

datafutures
Centre for Data Futures

Bringing together interdisciplinary experts to focus on participatory infrastructure throughout the life of data-reliant tools.

News

GLOW: Illuminating Innovation opens across London's Strand Aldwych

Curator and Professor of Screen Media Sarah Atkinson, joined by digital artists, innovators, and colleagues from across King’s College London, officially...

left to right, Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts & Humanities Professor Marion Thain, Digital Artist Peggy Weil, Curator of GLOW Professor Sarah Atkinson, Curator of Spotlight on VR Liz Rosenthal, King’s Culture Head of Programming Leanne Hammacott and King

Success for Digital Futures outreach programme receives funding to support Black students

King’s has received funding from the Buttinghill Foundation to pilot a new outreach programme which will support Black school pupils in Year 10 to engage with...

motion blur of students walking down hall

King's academics and industry experts discuss developing AI and 'moving beyond the panic'

King’s academics joined policy and industry experts at Science Gallery London on 16 Jan to discuss where we go next with AI development, regulation and policy.

240117_AI & The Future Event Panel

Curiosity Cabinet showcases 'antiquities and oddities' on the Strand

The new exhibition at 171 Strand displays interesting artefacts and objects showcasing King’s research.

The Curiosity Cabinet shopfront

'Seeking Connection: Living Well with Technology Exhibition' opens in Bush House

The new exhibition from King’s Culture and the Digital Futures Institute features art installations and research collaborations exploring technology in...

10 Seeking Connection Resizes (c) David Tett

King's to deliver Masters course in Digital Economies in Indonesia

King’s College London and Singharsari Special Economic Zone have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to deliver Masters programmes in Digital Economies and...

Indonesia UK British Council Symposium signing October 2023

New exhibition will explore challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies

King’s Culture and the Digital Futures Institute present 'Seeking Connection: Living Well with Technology'

seeking connection banner with blue background, blobs and nodes in blue

Cuddly 'Purrble' robot visits No. 10 as King's celebrates design exhibition

Design-led research was presented to the Secretary of State for Culture at Downing Street, as the university celebrated the 'Seeking Connection' research...

Purrble No.10 (1)

Digital Futures Institute to help 'understand what it means to live well with technology'

A new institute, due to launch publicly in April, will investigate the relationship between humans and the technologies that have helped extend our capacities...

DFI Story

King's launch next Career Accelerator in UX Design

King’s has launched a new Career Accelerator Programme in UX Design, in partnership with digital education company FourthRev, with applications now open.

KCL UX Design

Events

30Apr780 NYC 2024

King's US Tour 2024 - New York City

Join us for an exclusive alumni event in New York this April.

29Apr780 Boston 2024

King's US Tour 2024 - Boston

Join us for an exclusive alumni event in Boston this April.

02May780 Washington 2024

King's US Tour 2024 - Washington D.C.

Join us for an exclusive alumni event in Washington D.C. this May.

19Mar780 KES AI

King's Experts Series: the Ethics of AI

The King’s Experts Series is a series of events exclusively for King’s alumni, this webinar will touch on some of the latest research on digital technology...

Please note: this event has passed.

16JanImage credit Artist: Angela Palmer, Photographer: Andrew Smart

Living well with technology: AI and the future

Amidst the rapid changes affecting all industries, how do we navigate the AI revolution?

Please note: this event has passed.

27AprGCIDFI Blend

Discovering our Digital Futures and exploring our Global Cultures

King's is pleased to launch the new Digital Futures Institute and Global Cultures Institute.

Please note: this event has passed.

26AprHEPI Report

Are the humanities in crisis?

Hear about the state of the humanities today and how policymakers can make the most of the sector.

Please note: this event has passed.

11Novveritablemichaelcopy (1)

Veritable Michael - a new opera

‘Veritable Michael’ a new opera by Shadow Opera company.

Please note: this event has passed.

Research

ask-hero-image-4
Centre for Attention Studies

Forging new responses to the foundational crisis of the digital age: distraction.

datafutures
Centre for Data Futures

Bringing together interdisciplinary experts to focus on participatory infrastructure throughout the life of data-reliant tools.

News

GLOW: Illuminating Innovation opens across London's Strand Aldwych

Curator and Professor of Screen Media Sarah Atkinson, joined by digital artists, innovators, and colleagues from across King’s College London, officially...

left to right, Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts & Humanities Professor Marion Thain, Digital Artist Peggy Weil, Curator of GLOW Professor Sarah Atkinson, Curator of Spotlight on VR Liz Rosenthal, King’s Culture Head of Programming Leanne Hammacott and King

Success for Digital Futures outreach programme receives funding to support Black students

King’s has received funding from the Buttinghill Foundation to pilot a new outreach programme which will support Black school pupils in Year 10 to engage with...

motion blur of students walking down hall

King's academics and industry experts discuss developing AI and 'moving beyond the panic'

King’s academics joined policy and industry experts at Science Gallery London on 16 Jan to discuss where we go next with AI development, regulation and policy.

240117_AI & The Future Event Panel

Curiosity Cabinet showcases 'antiquities and oddities' on the Strand

The new exhibition at 171 Strand displays interesting artefacts and objects showcasing King’s research.

The Curiosity Cabinet shopfront

'Seeking Connection: Living Well with Technology Exhibition' opens in Bush House

The new exhibition from King’s Culture and the Digital Futures Institute features art installations and research collaborations exploring technology in...

10 Seeking Connection Resizes (c) David Tett

King's to deliver Masters course in Digital Economies in Indonesia

King’s College London and Singharsari Special Economic Zone have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to deliver Masters programmes in Digital Economies and...

Indonesia UK British Council Symposium signing October 2023

New exhibition will explore challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies

King’s Culture and the Digital Futures Institute present 'Seeking Connection: Living Well with Technology'

seeking connection banner with blue background, blobs and nodes in blue

Cuddly 'Purrble' robot visits No. 10 as King's celebrates design exhibition

Design-led research was presented to the Secretary of State for Culture at Downing Street, as the university celebrated the 'Seeking Connection' research...

Purrble No.10 (1)

Digital Futures Institute to help 'understand what it means to live well with technology'

A new institute, due to launch publicly in April, will investigate the relationship between humans and the technologies that have helped extend our capacities...

DFI Story

King's launch next Career Accelerator in UX Design

King’s has launched a new Career Accelerator Programme in UX Design, in partnership with digital education company FourthRev, with applications now open.

KCL UX Design

Events

30Apr780 NYC 2024

King's US Tour 2024 - New York City

Join us for an exclusive alumni event in New York this April.

29Apr780 Boston 2024

King's US Tour 2024 - Boston

Join us for an exclusive alumni event in Boston this April.

02May780 Washington 2024

King's US Tour 2024 - Washington D.C.

Join us for an exclusive alumni event in Washington D.C. this May.

19Mar780 KES AI

King's Experts Series: the Ethics of AI

The King’s Experts Series is a series of events exclusively for King’s alumni, this webinar will touch on some of the latest research on digital technology...

Please note: this event has passed.

16JanImage credit Artist: Angela Palmer, Photographer: Andrew Smart

Living well with technology: AI and the future

Amidst the rapid changes affecting all industries, how do we navigate the AI revolution?

Please note: this event has passed.

27AprGCIDFI Blend

Discovering our Digital Futures and exploring our Global Cultures

King's is pleased to launch the new Digital Futures Institute and Global Cultures Institute.

Please note: this event has passed.

26AprHEPI Report

Are the humanities in crisis?

Hear about the state of the humanities today and how policymakers can make the most of the sector.

Please note: this event has passed.

11Novveritablemichaelcopy (1)

Veritable Michael - a new opera

‘Veritable Michael’ a new opera by Shadow Opera company.

Please note: this event has passed.